Sam Brown

Sam Brown

Sports Journalist · 81 articles

Content executive at Fresh Press Media Ltd

2028 Ryder Cup to be hosted at Hazeltine
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2028 Ryder Cup to be hosted at Hazeltine

The 2028 Ryder Cup will be hosted at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota. The course hosted the 2016 edition of golf’s most famous team tournament, where Davis Love III’s team won by a convincing 17-11 margin. It was the first time the course had hosted the Ryder Cup, and it clearly made enough of […]

Thomas misses out on World Number One Spot as Bubba wins World Match Play
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Thomas misses out on World Number One Spot as Bubba wins World Match Play

Bubba Watson has won the WGC Match Play in Austin, Texas. Meeting world number two and 2017 PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas in the semi-finals, many would have thought the 39-year-old Watson would have been heading out the tournament. However, the two-time Masters winner continued his excellent form from throughout the week, and progressed to […]

Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo to make PGA Tour debut
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Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo to make PGA Tour debut

As the upper echelons of the golfing world have headed to Austin for the World Match Play, the best of the rest have descended on the Dominican Republic for the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Among them, will be sponsors’ exemption – and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback – Tony Romo. He’s not just here […]

Woods joint-favourite for Masters
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Woods joint-favourite for Masters

Tiger Woods is currently fancied amongst the best of them by the bookies for the Masters next month. SkyBet currently have Woods listed at the lowest odds (9/1) for the outright winner, alongside Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson. The 42-year-old has been enjoying something of a career renaissance in recent weeks, inches away from winning […]

Johnson and McIlroy defeated on first day of World Match Play
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Johnson and McIlroy defeated on first day of World Match Play

The first day of the World Match Play has seen defeats for recent Arnold Palmer Invitational Champion Rory McIlroy and world number one Dustin Johnson. The Austin Country Club saw the two results in the round robin stage of the tournament. McIlroy was playing Peter Uihlein, and the American had the Northern Irishman pinned at […]

Davies records best finish since 2005
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Davies records best finish since 2005

Laura Davies has posted her best performance at a tournament since 2005. In the LPGA Founders Cup, being hosted at the Wildfire Golf Club in Arizona, the 54-year-old Brit roared home to a tied-second place finish – her best result in 13 years. After carding a final round of 69, the Coventry-born Davies was looking […]

Westwood backs seven consecutive winners at Cheltenham
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Westwood backs seven consecutive winners at Cheltenham

If you’ve been having bad week at Cheltenham, then maybe you ought to listen to Lee Westwood. In addition to being one of the best golfers in the world, a 42-time event winner, and a three-time European Tour Golfer of the Year, the Nottinghamshire-native picked the winner of every single race on the first day […]

Woods success draws massive TV ratings in US
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Woods success draws massive TV ratings in US

Tiger Woods’ incredible performance at the Valspar Championship in Florida over the weekend drew some considerable attention. The publication of NBC’s ratings was rated at 5.11 – the highest viewing figures for a non-major PGA event since the Players’ Championship in 2013. Online, the event became the most-streamed PGA Tour event ever. It seems the […]

Tiger inspired by Mickelson’s victory
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Tiger inspired by Mickelson’s victory

Tiger Woods has expressed how Phil Mickelson’s victory at the WGC-Mexico Championship is motivating him to get back to winning ways once again. Once rivals, in age, Mickelson and Woods have found something of a common denominator. With Woods five years Mickelson’s junior, the sheer amount of golf this pair have played stands out amongst […]

Men and women to compete together at European Golf Team Championships
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Men and women to compete together at European Golf Team Championships

Men and women will compete together in the 2018 European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles in August. There will be men’s and women’s matchplay tournaments, as well as a mixed foursomes strokeplay event. Players will compete for equal prize money all week. Qualification for the tournament will be adjudged by rankings at the time, with […]

Andrew Johnston looking to bounce back in India
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Andrew Johnston looking to bounce back in India

Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston is looking to rebound from what he considered a disappointing outing at the NBO Oman Open last week. Being four strokes off the lead through 54 holes, a 72 posted on the final day of the tournament has prompted Johnston to look ahead to this week’s Indian Open to get back in […]

Bill Haas to return to golf after involvement in fatal car crash
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Bill Haas to return to golf after involvement in fatal car crash

American golfer Bill Haas is set to return to golf this week after being involved in a car crash that claimed the life of the man he was travelling with. The driver of the car – 71-year-old Mark Gibello – was pronounced dead at the scene after his Ferrari collided with multiple vehicles when leaving […]